WeHostels: social travel app for hooking up with other travelers

The Millennial that I am, I love a good social travel experience. Travel for me is all about meeting new people, interacting with other travelers and getting new experiences. That’s why I was excited to hear about the relaunch of inbed.me as WeHostels.

Making hostels even more social

WeHostels is billed as the app that allows you to book your hostel on the go and make friends before you get there. It seems to me that they’re trying to take the worry out of meeting people at hostels.

As a backpacker I tend to gravitate toward hostels when I’m looking for an affordable place to stay and a great way to meet other travelers. Hostels work really well in Europe—they’re essentially the best place for meeting backpackers.

But some hostels are better than others for meeting people. This travel app tries to make the experience even easier.

About the WeHostels app

WeHostels plans to make that part of the social travel experience even easier—allowing you to book the most social hostels via your iPhone. The travel app recommends the top 5 hostels for major cities. If you connect the app with your own social media, you can even see other people who are planning to stay in the same hostel. Sounds like a genius plan to me to make travel that much more social!

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Most people stay in hostels because they want to meet people, and as Adam said, there hasn’t really been a push to merge this social aspect with the new technology available today. With WeHostels we are bringing hostelling into the social/mobile era.

My name is Chris and I am the COO of WeHostels. As of today we currently have 107 cities in the app and we are adding more every day. If we have left out one of your favorite cities, please let us know!

Most people stay in hostels because they want to meet people, and as Adam said, there hasn’t really been a push to merge this social aspect with the new technology available today. With WeHostels we are bringing hostelling into the social/mobile era.

Who is Adam?

I’ve worked as a bookseller, graphic designer, publisher, marketer, and writer. I’ve lived in Berlin, Tel Aviv, London, Sydney, Boston, and Dallas—but it was a 15-month trip around the world which brought it all together into this blog. Since early 2018, I live in New York City.

On my travel blog, you’ll find gay stories, nightlife tips, photos, and all-too-personal essays from my adventures around the world. Read how Iceland changed my life and set me on a path as a professional travel blogger.